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U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure of Palm Beach Home and Three Boats Belonging to Bernard Madoff

 

NEW YORK, April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lev L. Dassin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the seizures yesterday of a multimillion dollar waterfront home in Palm Beach, Fla., and three vessels (the 55' yacht "Bull" in Broward County, Fla.; the 38' "Sitting Bull" in Montauk, N.Y., and a 24' motorboat and trailer), belonging to Bernard L. Madoff and Ruth Madoff. The property was seized pursuant to seizure orders issued in the Southern District of New York, upon application of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. The seizures were executed by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), which is responsible for seizing, managing, and selling property in forfeiture actions brought by the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Attorney's Office sought the seizures to secure, maintain, and ultimately sell these Madoff assets to maximize recovery for victims in connection with criminal forfeiture proceedings against Madoff. Criminal forfeiture is a mandatory element of Madoff's sentence, which is presently scheduled for June 16, 2009. The U.S. Attorney's Office will ask that property forfeited in the criminal case against Madoff be sold and used to compensate victims.

Mr. Dassin thanked the USMS for its ongoing assistance in the forfeiture proceedings. Mr. Dassin also thanked the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Securities Investor Protection Act Trustee for their assistance.

Assistant United States Attorneys Barbara A. Ward and Sharon Frase of the Asset Forfeiture Unit, together with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Marc Litt, Lisa A. Baroni and William J. Stellmach are in charge of the prosecution.

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice

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